Why TradeLoop Exists

Valuable medicines are lost every day - not because they are not needed, but because the organisations that need them often do not know they exist.

Across community pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, wholesalers, manufacturers and the wider healthcare ecosystem, inventory becomes slow-moving, overstocked or nears expiry while demand exists elsewhere.

TradeLoop was created to connect that supply with real demand - before value is lost.

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Value is being lost long before medicines expire.

Across community pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, wholesalers and manufacturers, valuable medicines often remain overstocked, slow-moving or near expiry while other healthcare providers need those same products. The problem is not simply expiry. It is disconnected inventory.

Good medicines lose value because the organisations that need them often do not know they are available.

Expired products destroyed
₦4.7b+
Truckloads recovered
87+
Budget lost to expiry
9.28%
Medicines lost in one hospital
US$2.37m
Wastage
rate
4.0%
What if valuable medicines could reach another provider before they lost value?

Why near expiry stock gets stuck

Too much stock and not enough buyers

Products sit too long and lose value

No simple way to swap or recover value

It’s not your effort - it’s the lack of a system.
Expiry is not the root problem. Poor inventory visibility is.

Before and after TradeLoop

See what changes when near expiry stock has a place to move

Before TradeLoop

  • Medicines sit until they expire

  • Stock turns into write-offs

  • You keep looking for a buyer

  • Follow-up takes too long

AfterTradeLoop

  • Listings, matches and replies in one place

  • Less waste and more recovered value

  • Buyers see what you have

  • More time to run the pharmacy

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Turn surplus stock into value before it expires.
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Frequently asked questions

Who can join TradeLoop?

Community pharmacies, hospital pharmacies, wholesale pharmacies, manufacturers, distributors and other healthcare organisations involved in managing pharmaceutical inventory.

What can I do on TradeLoop?

List, discover, match and exchange near-expiry, slow-moving and overstocked medicines with verified organisations.

Do I need to be a tech expert?

No. TradeLoop is designed to be simple and intuitive. Organisations can list stock, review matches and manage exchanges through a straightforward guided process.

How does TradeLoop help?

TradeLoop helps healthcare organisations recover value from near-expiry, slow-moving and overstocked medicines by connecting them with verified organisations that need them - before value is lost.

Is TradeLoop only for near-expiry medicines?

No. TradeLoop supports the exchange of near-expiry, slow-moving and overstocked medicines. The goal is to help healthcare organisations optimise inventory, recover value, reduce